This is called the Paradox of Virtue.
If leadership had not shut down, all 150 k Covid deaths would be blamed on that mistake. This flawed virtue signal argument, then forces us to conduct activity which is 5 – 10 x more damaging.
Like a bad SAW movie. We are exploited by evil. https://t.co/0PmTt11dBg
— Ethical Skeptic ☀ (@EthicalSkeptic) August 3, 2020
The Paradox of Virtue in covid response
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